My abdominal obesity levels are high. What is the difference between a typical diet and a Traditional Korean Medicine (TKM) diet?
While conventional diets focus on the formula of 'eat less and move more,' TKM dieting identifies the root cause of why your body has become prone to weight gain. Instead of mindless fasting, which often leads to exhaustion and failure, we focus on boosting your metabolic capacity tailored to your specific constitution and current health status.
Many people try to resolve abdominal obesity through simple fasting, but the root causes of weight gain vary significantly between individuals. Some may suffer from 'Bi-heo' (Spleen Deficiency/脾虛), where a lack of vital energy leads to a plummet in metabolism. Others may have issues with 'Eohyeol' (Blood Stasis/瘀血) or 'Dameum' (Phlegm-Fluid/痰飮), where poor circulation causes metabolic waste to accumulate. In such cases, extreme fasting can trigger a 'survival mode' in the body, making it even harder to lose weight.
Here is a comparison:
- Conventional Diet: Focuses on calorie restriction and exercise, targeting the balance of intake versus expenditure. This often relies heavily on willpower and can lead to intense hunger.
- TKM Diet: Focuses on improving the constitution and activating metabolism, targeting the removal of internal toxins and waste. It uses customized herbal prescriptions to regulate body condition and restore physical function.
Rather than choosing which is 'better,' the priority is determining if your body currently possesses the 'innate power to burn' fat. Based on clinical experience, balancing the body's internal equilibrium before attempting weight loss is far more efficient. If you are concerned about abdominal obesity, I suggest we investigate why fat is specifically accumulating in your midsection rather than simply focusing on reducing the numbers on the scale.
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